Seminoles bolster their Tournament resume.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida State guard Braian Angola had tears streaming down his face 10 minutes before his final game as a Seminole Saturday afternoon.

Angola and fellow seniors Brandon Allen and Phil Cofer were honored. Senior Day ceremonies are often emotional, but Angola’s was unique because of a surprise visitor.

Cradling flowers, he walked through a path made by his teammates. Angola did not know his mother had traveled from Colombia to watch his final regular season game as a Seminole. As Angola was overcome with emotion, the crowd roared to show their support.

With his mother in attendance for only the second time during his college career, Angola scored 21 points and helped Florida State earn an 85-76 win over Boston College Saturday afternoon. He was 8 of 10 shooting from the field and was a perfect 5 of 5 at the free-throw line.

“It was a motivation for myself to have my mom watch me play,” Angola said with a big smile. “I was very proud.”

The win over Boston College puts the Seminoles (20-10, 9-9 ACC) squarely in the NCAA Tournament discussion after a tumultuous stretch during which FSU went 5-5 in their final 10 games.

The Seminoles have key victories over Florida, North Carolina, Clemson, Louisville, and Virginia Tech, who are all slated to make the tournament, according to Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology.

The ’Noles started their Saturday afternoon matchup with the Eagles at a slow pace. Boston College’s physicality prevented Florida State from capitalizing on routine shot opportunities. FSU started 4 of 8 from the 3-point range and ended the first half shooting 5 of 17 beyond the arc.

Boston College always had an answer during the first half.

The Eagles’ enjoyed early success from 3-point range, staying above 50 percent for most of the half. During the final five minutes of the game, however, that sharp long-range shooting was nowhere to be found. The Eagles were held scoreless for more than four minutes during the second half.

FSU center Ike Obiagu recorded 12 rebounds and seven blocks, swatting 16 shots during his past three games.

“I was trying to help the seniors out,” said Obiagu, a 7-foot center. “The last thing we want to do is lose their last home game, so the emotion was in abundance.”

If Obiagu had not fouled out on a flagrant foul call late in the game, he could have posted a double-double with blocks and rebounds.

Trent Forrest recorded career highs in points (21) and rebounds (10).